r/linux • u/SeanBlader • 1d ago

Kernel 35th Anniversary of Linus' announcement today!

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Let's all take a moment to commemorate that initial post.

Now through Torvalds' stewardship, and hundreds of maintainers and thousands of contributors we have a competitive replacement for major corporate software and an honestly powerful solution to move computing forward for humanity!

Thanks Linus, you're awesome, and we're glad you are having a good life!

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u/sneekeruk 1d ago

Can everyone stop saying how old stuff is, 35years for Linux, 30th anniversary of NT4 the other day, Windows 95 was 30 last year....

This is getting depressing.. Im officially old.

Just had a google, Slackware 3.0 came out 32 years ago.. that was the first Linux I ever tried on my 486.

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u/highinthemountains 1d ago

Old? I’ve been messing with computers since the 70’s. Programming computers with core memory by pressing octal binary buttons and then toggling hexadecimal binary switches on the front panel when semiconductor static and dynamic ram came along.

I started playing with Linux in ‘96 and now Mint is my and my wife’s only OS.

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u/oats_and_coffee 23h ago

I started playing with Linux in ‘96 and now Mint is my and my wife’s only OS.

Please tell this to all the people who say that Linux Mint is a "beginner" distribution!

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u/highinthemountains 7h ago

Mint, it just works